The Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem has announced a plan to build a hotel on the hills of Jabel Mukaber neighborhood in southeast of the holy city.
The plan was approved for deposit (the first approval in the Israeli planning process) and will be part of a project to build a series of hotels overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. The total number of rooms in the planned hotels will be 20000.
Palestinian land expert Khalil al-Tafkaji warned that this hotel and the whole project would devour the mounts of southern Jerusalem and noticeably reshape the southern area adding that the hotels would also be built at the expense of Palestinian lands in as-Sawahira and Sur Baher towns.
Tafkaji also pointed to the presence of Israeli plans to build housing units and public facilities including a kindergarten and synagogue in Jabel Mukaber area.
He added that the Israeli municipality intends to embark on building special facilities used for the management of light rail in northern Jerusalem and Shu’fat neighborhood.
